East African Breweries Limited (EABL), East Africa’s leading branded alcohol beverage company, was today hailed as the second best Company to Work for in Kenya following a survey conducted by consulting firm, Deloitte in which 163 companies participated.
The Best Company to Work for Survey and Award aims to identify and celebrate the best companies to work for as rated by their employees. The survey has been conducted annually globally by Deloitte since 2000 and in Kenya, since 2012. Since then, EABL has consistently been ranked among the top employers in the country, winning the top award in the inaugural commemoration of the event in 2012.
Speaking after receiving the award, Paul Kasimu, EABL’s Group Human Resources Director said, “We are proud to be recognized as a top employer in the country. No doubt this award further validates our consistent employer brand, having been among top 3 last year. The coveted award also attests to the hard work and commitment from each of our employees and ongoing resolve to act on feedback from our people.
Deloitte polled over 5,000 employees to determine how their employers ranked on standards such as workplace culture, organizational ethics, human resource processes, pay and employee’s confidence in the companies they work for.
Mr. Kasimu, Group Human Resources Director at EABL also said that it is their hope that their recognition as an employer of choice in Kenya will also be a magnet for new and promising talent in the world of work. “We are constantly looking to employ individuals who demonstrate passion, commitment and a drive for results and in order to attract this caliber of employees, we need to demonstrate that they will find what they need here- in terms of career growth and progression, reward and recognition and of course a comfortable and conducive working environment.”
Kenya Breweries Ltd. is formally incorporated as a private company. The first beer is brewed on 14th December. The first batch delivered to the Stanley Hotel where it was opened to a mixed reaction.
First Annual General Meeting of the company is held. George Hurst, company founder, is killed in an elephant hunting accident. In his memory, his brother Charles decided to name the first beer brewed 'TUSKER'.
KBL's board decides to start using malted barley in the production process instead of imported malt extracts significantly improving TUSKER's appearance and flavour. This move saved the company at least £780per year.
KBL becomes a public company owing to the increased number of shareholders
Mombasa Brewery officially opened on 8th February by the colonial Governor of Kenya Sir Evelyn Baring. Initially, HRH Price Philip was meant to preside over the event, but was forced to travel back to England following the death of King George VI.
EABL is listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
First Africans Messrs. J M Muchura and J Thuo appointed to the EABL board of directors.
Guinness East Africa Limited incorporated in Kenya. The board approved modernisation and expansion of the Tusker Plant in Ruaraka increasing production capacity by over 110,000 cases per month.
President Jomo Kenyatta lays the foundation stone of the company's new headquarters at Ruaraka and launches a multi-million pound five-year expansion programme. Wooden beer cases are replaced by more durable plastic cases
EABL completes the largest public share issue in Kenya's history offering 3 million ordinary shares at a price of Ksh.18 each, raising the number of shareholders to more than 23,000. KBL hosts a sports festival to aid Kenya Olympics team.
EABL celebrates 50 years Golden Jubilee with the opening of the new headquarters by His Excellency, Daniel Arap Moi - Vice President of Kenya. On the same day, celebrations to mark the occasion were held at all plants and depots throughout the country.
Construction work on Central Glass Industries begins. The plant went on to produce its first bottle in 1987.
KBL installs an ultra modern state of the art bottling line at Tusker Brewery. Citizen Special lager is launched. KBL celebrates its 75th Anniversary.
EABL signs license agreements with South African Breweries International and agree terms for share exchanges in Kenya Breweries Limited and Tanzania Breweries Ltd.
EABL becomes the first company in East Africa to reach US$1 Billion in value. The company cross-lists on the Dar-Es-Salaam Stock Exchange. The EABL Foundation is launched aimed at enriching the lives of poor and excluded people in East Africa.
KBL successfully launches Alvaro, the company's first non- alcoholic natural malt drink and records consumption of over eight Million bottles within the first three months following the launch.
EABL successfully acquires substantial interest in Tanzania's Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) making EABL free to complete the acquisition. SBL is Tanzania's second largest brewing operation and makers of the popular Premium Serengeti Lager.
Tusker renovates packaging relieving historical moments through a symbolic chariot drive to The Stanley Hotel
Deloitte Best Company to work for Survey 2012
EABL selected to host the first Diageo Africa HR Shared Service Centre to be based in Nairobi
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